可能 (kěnéng) means Possible (likely - maybe). Below are 15 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
山上 可能 有蛇。
Shān shàng kěnéng yǒu shé.
There may be snakes on the mountain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 蛇
天阴了， 可能 要下雨。
Tiān yīn le, kěnéng yào xià yǔ.
The sky has clouded over; it may rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 阴
医生排除了几种 可能 。
Yīshēng páichú le jǐ zhǒng kěnéng.
The doctor ruled out several possibilities.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 排除
合同里 可能 藏着陷阱。
Hétong lǐ kěnéng cángzhe xiànjǐng.
There may be a trap hidden in the contract.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 陷阱
人生不 可能 永远一帆风顺。
Rénshēng bù kěnéng yǒngyuǎn yìfānfēngshùn.
Life cannot always be plain sailing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一帆风顺
计划再周密也 可能 有意外。
Jìhuà zài zhōumì yě kěnéng yǒu yìwài.
However careful the plan, the unexpected can happen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 周密
这种药 可能 伴随一些副作用。
Zhè zhǒng yào kěnéng bànsuí yìxiē fùzuòyòng.
This medicine may come with some side effects.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 伴随
他的音乐天赋 可能 是遗传的。
Tā de yīnyuè tiānfù kěnéng shì yíchuán de.
His musical gift may be inherited.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遗传
他一直在打喷嚏， 可能 感冒了。
Tā yìzhí zài dǎpēntì, kěnéng gǎnmào le.
He keeps sneezing; he may have caught a cold.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 打喷嚏
不同国家的手势含义 可能 不同。
Bùtóng guójiā de shǒushì hányì kěnéng bùtóng.
Gestures may mean different things in different countries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 手势
同一个说法在不同场合 可能 有贬义。
Tóng yí ge shuōfǎ zài bùtóng chǎnghé kěnéng yǒu biǎnyì.
The same expression may be derogatory in a different setting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贬义
蔬菜上 可能 残留农药，要多洗几遍。
Shūcài shang kěnéng cánliú nóngyào, yào duō xǐ jǐ biàn.
Pesticide may remain on the vegetables, so wash them several times.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 残留
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From the graded readers
我把 可能 被问到的问题都写了下来。
wǒ bǎ kěnéng bèi wèn dào de / dì wèntí dōu xiěle xialai.
I'd written down every question I might be asked.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
Questions about 可能
How is 可能 used in a sentence?
This page shows 15 sentences using 可能 (kěnéng, "Possible (likely - maybe)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 可能 an HSK word?
Yes — 可能 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 可能?
The dictionary page for 可能 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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